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Originally Posted by Araxen  It's far from a rumor...a Bliz dev said at the last Blizzcon that this is case. |
He said "there are issues with pandas in China," which certainly suggests a connection but it not explicit. Blizzard Devs have also said that it was "just a rumor" before (Google and you can find it) which is why I specified that they've said things that could be used to support either side of the argument.
Also, the Pandaren are based on China and not Japan. They were originally more overtly samurai, but apparently the Chinese got pissed off that their national animal was "mis-labeled" as Japanese and Blizz changed them to make the Chinese happy.
